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Kanye West – Skit #2
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The second skit which continues with the collegiate theme of the Late Registration album.
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Kanye West – School Spirit (Skit 2)
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Donda West, Kanye West’s mother, was a strong believer in academics and this skit can be seen to be directed at her. Of course, there is no disrespect intended, but this is what
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Skit #2 (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Skit #2 (Traducción al Español)"] / Estamos pelados, pelados pelados, Phi está pelado / No lo tenemos / Broke, broke, broke phi broke / No lo tenemos / No
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Kanye West – Skit #4
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The fourth and final installment of Kanye’s Broke Phi Broke skits utilized throughout Late Registration. Here, we see Kanye get kicked out of the fraternity, he is gone. Leading
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Kanye West – Skit #1
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The first of four “Broke Phi Broke” skits that are interspersed throughout Late Registration.
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Kanye West (Ft. Adam Levine) – Heard 'Em Say
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“Heard ‘Em Say” was released as the third single from Late Registration. The single achieved gold status while peaking at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Hot Rap Tracks
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Kanye West – Closed on Sunday
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Kanye West continues with the gospel theme of the album, naming “Closed on Sunday” after an important concept in Christianity. While Saturday is technically the Sabbath in Judaism
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Kanye West (Ft. JAY-Z) – Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)
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Both this remix and the original were singles from Kanye’s Late Registration album. Kanye uses the remix to go into more detail on “conflict diamonds”: diamonds which are mined
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Kanye West (Ft. Cam'ron & Consequence) – Gone
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In the closing track off 2005’s Late Registration, Cam'ron, Consequence, and Kanye West himself deliver some of their best verses ever over a classic sample of Otis Redding’s “It’s
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Kanye West – Workout Plan
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This is the intro for the following track, “The New Workout Plan,” in which there are a bunch of girls talking about a new type of diet and exercise that’d make them look sexy.
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Kanye West (Ft. The Game) – Crack Music
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Theme of the song is comparing the crack cocaine epidemic in America to the addiction of hip-hop in America. Also, he talks about conspiracy theories that have to do with politics.
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Kanye West (Ft. Charlie Wilson) – Flashing Lights 2
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[Chorus: Kanye West & Charlie Wilson] / Hey, everybody, tonight's the night / I've been waiting my whole life / Who would have known what it was like? / Running from these flashing
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JAY-Z (Ft. Kanye West & Rihanna) – Run This Town
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The three principal artists of Jay-Z’s newly-formed Roc Nation record label—Kanye West, Rihanna, and the Hov himself—announce to the world that they “run the town.” Jay explained
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Kanye West – Diamonds from Sierra Leone
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This was Late Registration’s lead single, and it was technically a bonus track on the album.
Jay-Z would later jump on the track for the remix.
West explained the inspiration for
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Kanye West – Hey Mama
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This song is a ballad dedicated to Kanye West’s mom Donda West and was written in 2000. It later appeared in its final version on Kanye’s 2005 album Late Registration.
West
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Kanye West – Skit #3
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[Skit: DeRay Davis] / This was founded years ago / By broke slaves, years ago / Who did not have, years ago / By broke brothas in the 20s, years ago / Who did not have when we
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Skit #1 (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Skit #1 (Traducción al Español)"] / [Sketch] / Les traje a ustedes hermanos hoy aquí para empezar nuestra fraternidad / Phi está pelado, no lo tenemos / Phi
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Kanye West (Ft. Lupe Fiasco) – Touch the Sky
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Produced by Just Blaze, using a slowed down sample from Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up”, a style that Kanye also employs.
This song notably features Lupe Fiasco’s first big
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Kanye West (Ft. Jamie Foxx) – Gold Digger
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Kanye examines the “gold digger” phenomenon and sheds light on relationships on this hit single. The song’s hook was originally written for Shawnna and performed from a female’s
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Kanye West – Late
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[Intro] / Little girl (A-ha-ha-ha-ha) / Please stop your crying (Stop your cryin', baby) / [Chorus] / I'll be late for that, baby, I'll wait for that / If you had a taste of that
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Kendrick Lamar – Backseat Freestyle
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In the outro of the previous song, “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, one of Kendrick’s friends asks him to rap. “Backseat Freestyle” serves as a flashback. The freestyle is not
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Cardi B, Kanye West & Lil Durk – Hot Shit
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Cardi B announced “Hot Shit"—the lead single to her upcoming sophomore album via a commercial that first aired during the BET Awards with a short snippet of the song featuring bass
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Kanye West (Ft. Common) – Back to Basics
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Originally included on one of Kanye’s official mixtapes, called Freshmen Adjustment 3, this song was later included on the Japanese edition of Late Registration.
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Kanye West (Ft. DJ Premier) – Everything I Am
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On the 10th track from Graduation, ‘Ye claims his personality is what got him where he is today.
Contains samples of “If We Can’t Be Lovers” by Prince Phillip Mitchell and “Bring
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Kanye West – Addiction
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In this song Kanye raps out the many addictions that fame has given him such as money, girls, and weed. He questions himself on whether he can deal with his addictions and keep his
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Kanye West (Ft. Brandy) – Bring Me Down
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A big ol' “fuck you” to the haters from Mr. West and Brandy.
Some of these lines from this were previously in a January 2004 freestyle with Tim Westwood.
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Chris Brown (Ft. Kevin McCall & Tyga) – Deuces
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“Deuces” is a break-up song and the name stems from the term “chucking deuces” which is slang for saying goodbye. In the lyrics, Kevin elaborates on its meaning: raising a middle
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Big Sean – Bounce Back
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“Bounce Back” is a song dedicated to Sean’s ability to rise above taking a Loss. The phrase “bounce back” comes from the idiom, “bounce back harder than before.”
In the song, Sean
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Workout Plan (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Workout Plan (Traducción al Español)"] / *Clave* / [C1] Chica #1 / [C2] Chica #2 / [C3] Chica #3 / [C1] ¿Ay, qué pasa chica? / [C2] Oye, chica / [C3] ¿Oye
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Kanye West (Ft. GLC & Paul Wall) – Drive Slow
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“Drive Slow” is his homage to the art of creeping through the hood, with a more general message about taking life easy. Slow-flowing rappers GLC and Paul Wall are featured to
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Kanye West (Ft. Common) – My Way Home
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“My Way Home” is the seventh track on Kanye’s second studio album, Late Registration (2005). It samples “Home is Where the Hatred Is” by Gil Scott-Heron.
This is the only track on
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Kanye West - Skit #4 (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Kanye West - Skit #4 (Traducción al Español)"] / [Todos susurrando] / Pelado, pelado, pelado, Phi está pelado (No lo tenemos) / Pelado, pelado, pelado, Phi está pelado (
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Big Sean (Ft. Drake & Kanye West) – Blessings
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Sean, Drake and Ye have been successful — blessed, even. All three step back, count their blessings, and express gratitude here.
The song also spawned the hashtag #blessed
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
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Biggie’s first number one hit “Hypnotize” was released just a week before his death on March 9, 1997. The song was the first single from his second album Life After Death.
The
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Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY
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Lil Nas X recruits Louisville native Jack Harlow for “INDUSTRY BABY,” a boisterous song where the duo rap about their fame and success, blowing up, and their newfound statuses in
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Kanye West – Roses
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Around the time that Late Registration came out, Kanye West’s grandmother had a near death experience.
This song samples “Rosie” by Bill Withers
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Kanye West – Celebration
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Coming as the seventeenth track off of Late Registration, Kanye West’s “Celebration” is exactly what the title suggests. Full of references to sex, alcohol, and glamour, Kanye
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